Olivia treated audiences to a brilliant performance at the opening of her Millennium tour in Las Vegas. An inner joy shines through this year's show and she treated us to a wide-ranging mix of her hits old and new. She rocked on her 1978 classic 'A Little More Love' from the album Totally Hot, enchanted us with poignant tenderness on the early song 'Changes', rocked us again with her latest 'Back With A Heart' (the title song of the album of the same name) and softly treated us to the popular 'Precious Love'.
This time Olivia is touring with a US band (in Olivia's last couple of tours the other musicians were from the John Farnham band - see Main Event Tour).
The penultimate show at Thousand Oaks CA, was a fabulous show which brought the house down and featured guest star Cliff Richard, as well as a host of key figures from Olivia's early years in the audience.
Mar 31, Apr 1 Hilton, Las Vegas NV
April 3 Flamingo Hilton, Laughlin, NV
April 6,7 Grand Theater, Biloxi, MS
April 28,29 Silver Legacy Casino, Reno, NV
May 5 Tropicana Showcase Theater, Atlantic City, NJ
May 20 Civic Arts Center, Thousand Oaks, CA
Thousand Oaks was a special event - a triumphal lap of Olivia's greatest hits with a host of people in the audience who had helped make it all happen - John Farrar with his wife Pat (Olivia's erstwhile singing partner), Olivia's mum all the way from Australia, Olivia's sister, Rona and her racing driver son Emerson, and Steve Kipner (who wrote Olivia's longest running #1 single - Physical).
With a special guest appearance by Cliff Richard who sang on the original duet 'Suddenly' from Xanadu and repeated the magic 20 years on. Cliff, who has a vary large following in Europe after more than 40 years of music, was instrumental in Olivia's early career success - she guested on his 1970's show 'It's Cliff Richard' and became a regular there.
May 21 Orange County Performing Arts Center,Costa Mesa, CA
Tour Itinerary
| Date (2000) | Venue |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, Apr 1 | Hilton, Las Vegas NV |
| April 3 | Flamingo Hilton, Laughlin, NV |
| April 6,7 | Grand Theater, Biloxi, MS |
| April 8 | Grand Casino, Tunica, MS |
| April 28,29 | Silver Legacy Casino, Reno, NV |
| May 4 | Westbury Music Fair, Long Island, NY |
| May 5 | Tropicana Showcase Theater, Atlantic City, NJ |
| May 7 | Foxwoods Casino, Ledyard, CT |
| May 19 | Humphrey's Bay Concerts, San Diego, CA |
| May 20 | Civic Arts Center, Thousand Oaks, CA |
| May 21 | Orange County Performing Arts Center,Costa Mesa, CA |
Songs
(note that there may be some minor variation in set list between shows)
- I Honestly Love You (intro),
- Have You Never Been Mellow,
- If You Love Me Let Me Know,
- Xanadu,
- Suspended in Time,
- Magic
- Dancin' (from Xanadu)
- Suddenly
- Love Is A Gift (duet)
- Please Mr Please
- Physical
- Falling,
- Sand and Water (Beth Chapman song),
- Never Gonna Give Into It
- Don't Cut Me Down,
- You're The One That I Want,
- Hopelessly Devoted To You,
- Summer Nights,
- You're the One That I Want (reprise)
- I Honestly Love You (encore)